. >> speaking of strong earnings, good news for apple rival samsung. it beat expectations, bringing a record 6.6 billion euros in profit in the fourth quarter. >> the new numbers were largely thanks to sales of its property galaxy -- popular galaxy line of smartphone. samsung is powering ahead, managing to ship 63 million smartphones worldwide, putting it well ahead of apple's iphone. despite the record-breaking quarter, samsung expects sales to taper off in 2013. >> strikes have continued at dusseldorf and cologne airport, causing a second day of flight cancellations and heavy delays. >> long lines formed at check-in areas while around 170 flights have been canceled so far. on thursday, august 2 hundred flights were canceled here the trade union is demanding a pay raise for staff at the airports, but try as i said to continue into friday evening. >> back to my part of the world. if it is not drought, it is the rains and floods. and a trillion teenager and his rescue had a dramatic escape in queensland. >> the boy was found clinging to a tree. his resc